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December 12, 2012|Gloria Torres, Mandell JCC, West Hartford

Basketball season has begun and coach Durelle Brown is back to help children take their hoops skills to the next level at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford. The Durelle Brown Basketball Clinic is for children in grades 1-5 and 6-8.

For athletes in grades 1-5, the clinic will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 26, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For those in grades 6-8, the clinic will take place on Thursday, Dec. 27, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Durelle Brown brings over 15 years of basketball coaching experience including Kingswood Oxford School, Camp Renaissance, and Dan Doyle KO Skills Development Clinics. Brown played Division I college basketball at Manhattan College, where he graduated in 2001. He played professional basketball for ten years in Europe, Brazil and Argentina, and is the owner of Big Fundies' Basketball Training.

The Durelle Brown Basketball Clinic is open to JCC Members and nonmembers. To register, contact the Member Services Center, 860-236-4571. For questions and more information, contact Bonnie Hittleman-Lewis, blewis@mandelljcc.org, or visit http://www.mandelljcc.org.

The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, and a member of the JCC Association of North America. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook and Twitter. All dates and programs subject to change.